If Valley was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Hopi last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Valley Pirates lost 3-0 to the St. Johns Redskins on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
While Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. Johns' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 55.6% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Johns only posted a hitting percentage of 29.7%.
Kaylee Pulsipher was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Johns as she had 16 digs and eight aces. Pulsipher is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
The defeat snapped Valley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-13 record. As for St. Johns, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Pinon on the 17th. As for St. Johns, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Northland Prep Academy on the 17th.
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